Door and screen assembly



July 22, l952 N. LILI ETHORUP 2,604,156

DOOR AND SCREEN ASSEMBLY Filed sept. 12, 1951 Fig/.1.'

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lag I :Snventor N/ELS L/LL'ETHUR'U/r" attorney `'npiiuenm`-september Th1invention relates toi combination storm and screen 1doorsloi.,theltypremaining lin position` throughout fthe, year, and v in particular aldoor having 'a screened opening in" the upper vsection with a sash'lframes'pc'isitio'nedin one side vof 'said openingand with the :sashframe mount- V edLb'ysp'ecial hinges which also lprovide mounting meansfor they upper section of the door. v IIhe purpose of this inventionis'to provide a combination screeny vandjstormdoor'which obviates takingdownHand installingfdoors in the spring and fall, '/andjwhich,therefore, eliminatesthe possibility of breaking glass" and otherwise'damaging the sashof 'storm doorsin changing screen and stormpdoors andinstoring the Storm doorsV C ItA is common practice 'in ;thev'averagehousehoidto 'change screen yand' storni4A doors twice a year andjthisnotj only requires costly labor. but the lifexoiA the doors is li'zniteddue ;to dam'age resulting fromA handlingandstoring. VVWith this thoughtin mind 'this-invention' contemplates a Storm 'door having avsash frame`hingedin an opening in the uppergpart thereof;v with' a screencoveringsaid opening; and with hinges" coacting with a convention'aldoor4'hinge and having "extended arms for supporting-the sash framewherebythe sash, is adapted to cover the opening of the door and alsoadapted to swing outwardly to open said opening.

The object' of this invention is, therefore, to

provide meansfor'f'ormin'g acombination screen and storm door wherebythe doonmay remain in positionthroughout theyear land-ay sash thereinmaybe opened to provide ventilation through the screen when desired. 'ii 'l v `Another object of the invention is to provide a. hinge having anextended arm whereby. with thejconventional hinge plates secured to'jtheedges u of a'door'and jamb, respectively, the arm extends toprovidemouting'im'ea'ns for a storm sash frame in the door.

l vAnotherobject oi th'einve tion is togprovide a combination screen andstorm door in which both the screen and sash are readily removable andreplaceable to facilitate repairing the parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination screen andstorm door wherein the lights of a storm sash hinged in the door may beprovided with spaced panels of glass providing insulating air cells inthe sash.

A still further object of the invention is to provide'a combinationscreenv and storm door which is of a simple and economical construction.

j ,Wirth these Y and other objects and advantages inviewtheinventionembodies' a door for an outside-door franie'offaV dwelling orthe like,- and having an opening through the upper partv'theree of, Aa,wire meshfscrefen providing a A:cover for said opening offtheidoor andpositioned on the inside of thedoon' asash frame positioned in the outeredge ofthe openingthrough thefdoor, and a pair-'of hinges withjextendedjarms for hingedly -inounting said vsash frameon the door andframe. v@ther features and-'advantagesof the invention will' appear'from `the following' description taken' in connection "withthedrawings,wherein: Figurelisjajperspective fview illustrating the combinationscreen andf'storm door f this invention showing 'thej'do'or n ciiinted"in:v a vdoor frame, and showing-b'othgthe 'door and sash frame inpartly openpositions-l" A i A Y Figure ,2fis zin/elevational viewshowingvthe `upper partof Ia doorframe', 'with the parts shown `lon'anienlargedscale, and with parts'broken away.

Qlrigllliel 3 is va sectional'plan taken on line y3 3 o'ijFigure 2,showingf the construction of the cornbination `screeniand stornidoorl tj ligureeis a detail showing'an elevational view ofi-theimproved hingefor mounting the upper part ofthe door and for-hinging'the sash frameReferring vnow to the'drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts the'combination screen and'storm door of thisinvention includes `a 'door l 0 havingvan 'opening I2 therein, a screen|4, a sash frame I6, and hinges having ,hinge` plates *Ia-and: 20and-extended arms 2 2" whichA are" attached to the sashlframe; s `j..j','he door I U, which is providedwith a door knobgzliwvand a lower'panel 26, is illustrated as `mounted 'in a door frame having sidemembers 28 and Eiland a top rail 32.

The dooris 'formed with siderails 34 Aandtt, a top'rail'v 3 8,[a"bottorn` raii`140,' "and an intermediate rail 42'., The side rails areAprovided with recesses 44 and 46, respectively, the top rail with arecess 48,'an'd the intermediate rail, with a recess 50, and the sashframe I6 is fitted to nest in the said recesses. i

In the design shown, the sash frame is provided with side bars 52 and54, upper and lower bars 56 and 58, and intermediate bars 60 and 62.Each of the openings between the bars of the sash frame is provided withtwo panes of glass, as indicated by the numerals 64 and 66, and theglass panes are separated wthspacing strips 68, which i provide sealedor heat insulating vacuum pockets 10 between the panes. The glass panes64 and 66 are secured in grooves 12 in the inner edges of the bars ofthe sash frame by molding strips or the like, as indicated by thenumeral 14. Y

The wire mesh I4 is attached to the inner surface `of the door by strips16 which extend ccntinuously around the opening I2.

The sash frame is suspended by the arms 22 `from upper hinges 18 and 80,and each of the hinges 18 and 80 is provided with a pintle 82 that.

extends v,througlimeshing hubs "Mjand 86011. the

hinge plates: I8 and 20'; and also through-hubs 88 and 90 on the ends ofspaced arcuate sections 92 and 94 of thebifurcated end of the arm 22.`."

The upperfend of the pintle is providedwith. a..

head 96 and a cap 98 is positioned at the lower end. The arm 22 isformed with anxoffsetse tion |00 the end of which carries a circularplate H32, and the plate is secured to the side 54 ofthe sash frame byscrews |04 which are positioned :lnV

openings |06 in the plate. The hinge plates I8 and 2i) are also providedwith openings, asv indicated Vby the numerall 981'01' screws or thelike.f- A conventional hinge the door in ,the frame; andthis hinge isalignedv H0 h oIdS the lower en dfof Vwith the upper hinges 'I8 and 80.

With the upper hinges formedin this manner it is only necessary tomounthinges on the edge of the door, and lat the same time, the sashV may beopened and closed'independent ofthe. door. In addition,with.thesash-hinged in this manner,

` .the sash opens Land Icloses. with an easy moveobvious that myAinvention is susceptible of some change and modification Withoutdeparting from.

. the principles and .spiritr'thereoh and-for this reason I do not wishto be understood aslimiting myself tothe precise arrangementandformation of the several parts herein showny in carrying. out myinvention inpractice, except as claimed..

1. A combination .screen and storm. door. comprisinga door` having anopening through .the upper part thereof, a wire mesh `screen attached tothe inside of said door and covering.said `open ing, a sashpositioned intheouter edge ofthe .opening through the door, conventional hingeshaving hinge plates with meshing hubs and with a pintle extended throughtheA hubs provided .on one edge of the door, and an. ,arm fpivotallymounted on said pintle and connected to the ysash vforl'iinging the sashto the door mounting.

- pintle.

` 2.; Albuilding closure .comprising a door'. having I an.k opening.through .the upper part thereof, vra wireunesh screen attachedto 'theinside 4o'flthe 4 v door and covering said opening, a sash positioned inthe outer edge of the opening through the door, mounting hinges attachedto one edge of the door, and arms pivoted to and extended from saidmounting hinges on the upper part of the door and secured to the saidsash, hingedly mounting the'sash on the door.

3 In a building closure, the combination which comprises a door havingan opening .through .the lupper part "there'cfga -screen ,at-

tached tothe inner surface ofL the door 'and covering said opening,asash frame having plural openings therein and positioned in theopeningV lthrough thefcdoor, each of the openings of the sash framehaving spaced panes of glass therein "providingheat insulating pocketsin the frame,

upper andlower hinges mounted on one edge of the door, saidhingesfhaving pintles with extended'ends, and arms having arcuatesections hinging the sash frame' to the upper hinges of the door., thearcuate sections being pivotally mounted onthel extended ends of thepintles and the armsbeing attached to the sash frame.` :4, Ina hin`ge,.theV combination which comprises ya .pair .of hinge .plates havingmeshing hubs,a pintle having ends extended through the hubs of saidhinge plates and extended fromk the ends of said ,hinge platesan d anarmhaving arcuate sections. atan end-thereof, hubs on the endsv offsaidsectionsmountedV on the extended ends of the .'pintle',` -saidarm havingattaching, means on the other .end thereof.- y

5. A hinge as described in. claim 4, in which. the arm is .providedlwith anoisetr .section and the attaching means includes aV 'circularplate having screw Vholes therein.

y6. A hinge comprising apair of hingeplates havingv meshing. hubs; on.adjoining edges, Yone of said `plates having hubs atl the ends andtheother platerhavinghubs positioned between Ythe hubs of the former,vplate,Y a vpintleextended through the. hubs o i ,said plates providingpivotal meansfor- .connecting the .plat/es; andan armhaving a bifurcated..end providing spaced .sec' tionsand said spaoedsections having hubs onthe en ds,thereof,'the hubs oisaid spacedsections ofvthe armbeingvypivotally mounted Aon said Niets LILLETHQRUP.

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